strategy on two different fronts in the middle east. first, afghanistan where the president is considering a proposal that would keep close to 5,000 troops there beyond 2016. this coming as afghan security forces struggle to regain territory lost in kunduz to the taliban. as defense secretary ash carter said the rapid troop withdrawal in afghanistan that began nearly two and a half years ago will need to be readjusted. all of this coming one week after a usair strike destroyed a hospital run by doctors without borders and killed 22 people in kunduz province. next, syria. on friday, the pentagon announced it would end its $500 million program to train and equip syrian rebels. the defense department will will instead provide equipment packages and weapons to a select group of vetted leaders and their units.
jay carney. bergdahl s capture. it hasn t been determined yet whether he was a deserter. sergeant bergdahl was in captivity for five years, held against his will and it was absolutely the right thing to do consistent with our tradition in the united states to secure his return. the defense department will in terms of evaluating all of the circumstances surrounding his initial detention and his captivity. so carney kind of dodged the question. joining us from boston fox news military analyst colonel david hunt. so i know you won t dodge the question. was sergeant bergdahl a deserter? yeah. he was. bergdahl on june 30th, 2009, crawled underneath the wire in his fire base with water, food, change of clothes, a knife, and a cell phone.
jay carney. bergdahl s capture. it hasn t been determined yet whether he was a deserter. sergeant bergdahl was in captivity for five years, held against his will and it was absolutely the right thing to do consistent with our tradition in the united states to secure his return. the defense department will in terms of evaluating all of the circumstances surrounding his initial detention and his captivity. so carney kind of dodged the question. joining us from boston fox news military analyst colonel david hunt. so i know you won t dodge the question. was sergeant bergdahl a deserter? yeah. he was. bergdahl on june 30th, 2009, crawled underneath the wire in his fire base with water, food, change of clothes, a knife, and a cell phone.